A principled link between object naming and representation is available to infants by seven months of age.

ABSTRACT: By their first birthdays, infants represent objects flexibly as a function of not only whether but how the objects are named. Applying the same name to a set of different objects from the same category supports object categorization, with infants encoding commonalities among objects at the expense of individuating details. In contrast, applying a distinct name to each object supports individuation, with infants encoding distinct features at the expense of categorical information. Here, we consider the development of this nuanced link between naming and representation in infants' first year. Infants at 12 months (Study 1; N = 55) and 7 months (Study 2; N = 96) participated in an online recognition memory task. All infants saw the same objects, but their recognition of these objects at test

SUBMITTER: LaTourrette A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10471589 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature